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Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Begins powerfully with the Sioux triumph over General Custer at Little Big Horn and goes on to center around three powerful men. Charles Eastman is a young, Dartmouth-educated Sioux doctor. Sitting Bull is the proud Lakota chief who refuses to submit to U.S. government policies designed to strip his people of thier identity, dignity and sacred land. Senator Henry Dawes is one of the men responsible for the government policy on Indian affairs. While...
Author
Language
English
Description
"The award-winning author of The River Wife returns with a multi-generational family saga, set in the unforgiving Nebraska Sandhills in the years following the massacre at Wounded Knee--an ambitious tale of history, vengeance, race, guilt, betrayal, family, and belonging, filled with a vivid cast of characters shaped by violence, love, and a desperate loyalty to the land"--
6) Strong knees
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Knee pain is not a prerequisite to aging. Almost all knee injuries can be easily prevented and treated. The secret is knowing exactly how to take care of these important joints when they're hurting and while they're healthy. Simple strengthening and stretching routines target the muscles that protect your knees to avoid undue stress and strain. Includes: 30-minute strengthening and stretching routine; "7 minutes to save your knees" abridged workout;...
Author
Publisher
Dudley Court Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Proven, practical, easy-to-follow program to reduce and even eliminate chronic muscular pain through simple movements and and home care. Demonstrates how Integrated Positional Therapy (IPT) effectively treats pain patterns caused by injury, stress, repetitive strain, postural distortion and chronic neuromuscular conditions. Includes specific wellness plans for: headache, neck and shoulder pain, low back pain, thoracic muscle strain, hip pain, knee...
Author
Publisher
Hunter House
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
While several treatment options exist for knee arthritis patients, end-stage treatment is total knee arthroplasty (TKA or total knee replacement). For patients to achieve maximum benefits of this surgical correction, they need understand and manage many important details both before and in the first year after surgery.
This comprehensive guide explains everything from the preoperative decision-making process to the surgery itself, how to prepare...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
In this age of same-day surgery and do-it-yourself health, Knee Surgery presents an easy-to-do, well-illustrated program of movement for knee rehabilitation - with a special focus on the mind/body connection - and describes the physical and mental rehabilitation process in complete detail, providing all the guidance you need to decrease pain and increase fitness after knee surgery.
Millions of people have knee surgery each year, and in the years...
Author
Publisher
Life Long
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"From prominent experts in orthopedics and sports medicine, a comprehensive guide for anyone with knee injury or chronic knee pain: how injuries occur, how to treat problems, and how to return to the life and sports you love." -- from Amazon.com
Author
Publisher
Lotus Publishing
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"The knee is the most commonly injured joint, and this is the first color book to cover 25 common knee injuries, appealing to a wide cross-section of consumers, from amateur to professional sportspeople. This easy-to-understand book will help a whole range of people, including endurance and team sport athletes and enthusiasts, personal trainers and coaches to understand their knee injury, and show them how to overcome the injury through a proven rehabilitation...
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In this book, science writer Han Yu gives an informative, entertaining, unexpected, and at times humorous examination of the human knee, taking readers on a journey of science, culture, and history. Readers will gain an appreciation for the intricate anatomy of the knee, the reasons it hurts, and the purported remedies. The goal is not to provide a comprehensive list of anatomic features, pathologies, or therapies--this not being a medical textbook...
